Should I use the DUE DATE field?
TL;DR: No, create your own date fields.
Background: Early on in Tana's history the team wanted a way to find overdue tasks but there was no current way of searching for nodes with dates relative to a certain date. So, the system field "Due Date" along with the search operator OVERDUE was created specifically this reason.
But since the introduction of LT / GT (less than/greater than) operators, there is no reason to use the system Due Date field, along with the OVERDUE search operator.
A user defined field for Date or Due Date offers more flexibility:
- You can use initialize feature if desired
- Consistent color with other fields
- You can hide the field
Example of a query to find nodes with a date that is past a certain time:
Source of FAQ: Tana Community Resource Hub
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